Tray loose-leaf binder.



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c. n. FARGO. M TnAyvLoosE 'LEAF BINDER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 20. ISIS.

Patentd NOV. 27,1191?.

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UMTED STATES PATENT oFFicE.

'.j CHABLES n. FARGO, or CHICAGO,- ILLINoIs, AssIGNon 'ro WILSON-:foune Loose LEAF COMPANY, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A. CORPORATION OF To alli/whom it may concern:

- lilefit known that I, CHARLESR. FARGO, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident .ot-the city` ot' Chica o, in the county of Cook and Fit-ate of Illinois, have invented certain neu' and useful Improvements in Tray |-liooseLeaf Binders; andiI do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the same, .reference being hadto the accompanying drawings,l and to thc numerals of reference marked thereon, .ffvliich form a part' of this specication.

'Ihisinvention relates to an improvedtype of loose. leaf binder of the so-called tray type which 4has come into 'Wide use in what 1'*.a1ekno\'vn in the trade as machine book- 'f keeping' systems. The binder is so conl structed' as ro be used with a particular kind fof stand or support to facilitate removal andY insertion, as well" as shifting of the pages or leaves and'in a manner such that the same are all properly alined so that the binder may be readily closed and '-iocked up when it is desired to remove the'same from the stand.

It is an object therefore of this invention to construct a tray binder adapted for use on a supporting stand so as to be opened and separated with the leaves or pages loosely contained in thecover trays thereof, and

with means for properly registering the leaves when the Same are inserted or re- 'i f placed after removal, in the binder cover .*traysl r p ,It is also an object4 of this invention to )construct a tray binder for use in a machine book-keeping system embracing covers and hacker :end plates constructed to afford trays c. ".viheri'the binder is opened'upon a stand provided therefor,V andwith said covers further equipped with vmeans for insuring proper I registration ofthe leaves When they are p lacedupon'the tray members.

Tt. ,is also an object of this invention to construct a separable loose leaf binder vvherein'the covers are constructed to form i tray members when detached from one another, and with said covers provided With afs an Mining-10ircgiisterng .means for the.v

parte 01* leerse-the' @We p TRAY Loose-LEAF BINDER.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application Bled April 20, 1916. Serial No. 92,461.

,. ymeansltofreceve the impvingposts of tbc ILLINOIS.

Patented ov.i2'i, 1917.

ltis furthermore an important object of tins invention to provide a tray binder consisting of separable covers lia-vind back plates hingedly connected thereto nth the back plates adapted to be interlocked with` one another tolock said covers Ione to anotlierwith the pages: held engagedftherebetiveenuand Vwhen in unlocked position `adapted to be disposed upona stand provided for the purpose to afford trays ivith'means for 4registering the leaves' or pages as they are removed or interchanged orf inserted into place on the respective trays.A f"

It is finally an object of this invention to construct an improved type of tray binder embodying a number of novel features of operation and construction, 'and further provided `vith detachable means for Vinsuring proper registrationof the 'leaves `or sheets as they are placed into the Itrayswhen the binder is opened and'separated to form tray sections. i

The invention (in a prefierredform) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fulljv described.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a front vieiv of a binder in closed position embodying the principlesof my invention mounted upon a 'stand provided for the purpose.

Fig. Q is a view Vlooking doivnf-"on the binder upon the 'stand atan angle" and with the binder unlockedand in" open separated position. "F ig. 3 is a vieivsimilarto'FigJ'Q, illustrating the leaves'disposed'in the'ltrays formedbtir both thecovers 'of the'iiinder with the registering meansin `pli'ce'- Nonl each thereo Fig. et` is a detail sectionitiilI 4--4 of Fig, 1', With parts "omitted ,V

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary -ivieiv with parts broken awa'v at theliin'ged endiofone of the tray covers of the binder; L' "i p Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the' binder in open position, with the binder posts'l transferred to registering position.y

Fig. v7 is a fragmentary detailview with parts in section, illustrating the back plates of the respective covers of the binder moved out of register 4witho'ne another.'

Fig. .8 is .a fragmentarydetziilpu section taken on line of Fig. p'

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary plan view with. parts broken away `to .sho'w the construction, of a portion of the covers of the binder at the points provided for reception `of the alining or registration pins.

Fig. 10. :'is a fragmentary det-ail section taken on lline 10-*10 of Fig. 9.

As shown inthe drawings:

The frame or stand on which the tray 10 binder is used consists of a pair of Woodeny f Figs. 4, 7, and 8, the angle plate of one of said covers denoted by the 'reference nu'- meral 5, and the other denoted by the reference numeral 6.

As clearlyshown in Figs. 7 and 8, the an?.

gled back plate 5, is disposed over the inner surface of the angled back .plate 6, and means are provided for locking the saine in registration With one another. For thispurpose, each of said back plates is provided With recesses 7 and 8, respectively, at.

each end thereof, the recess 7, of the plate 35 5, adapted-'to register with the recess 8, of

the plate '6,f`whenthe plates 5 and 6, are

disposed properly one over the other. Pivoted on the upper surface of the plate/5, is

a'small flat crank 'or lever 9, with a pin 10,'

40 secured in the end thereof adapted to be 'engaged'with the recesses 7 and 8, when the saine are registered with oneV another. Also secured on said crank or lever 9,..is a resilient'spring member'll, normally sprung dc'n'vvnvvardly through a recess provided in saidlever and provided' with a 'detent 12,.

adaptedto engage with an indent 13, providedfto receive the same in the top surface 0f the 'plate 5,'to retain said lever '9, in its locked position. l

A projecting pin 14, lis alsol provided at each end ofthe back plate 6, and When said plate 5, is moved into proper l`registration thereover, `the same fit into corner recesses 1 5` provided in said pl-ate 5, to assist furtherv in holding Vthejfplates properly registered and associatedl'with one another. The hinge connectionbetween the respective covers 4,. and the angled back plates 5 and 6, 1s de-" 6 0 noted as a whole, by the reference nul meral 1 6. f

The cover members of the. binder-.are constructed as usual of superposed layers of binderboard. or other suitable material, as

'65 shownin the `sectional view in Eig.y 1(1), and

.21,are held between the covers of theI binder therefor, the W-shaped supporting bars 3,

cover tray membe 1,247,945 j f l mounted in a recessed portion of..sai^d cov- 'ers near the top edge of each thereof is a.

recessed pin receiving block comprising sheet metal plates 17 and 1.8, respectively, riveted to one another, andhaving inserted therebetween at the iniddleportion thereof a metal block 19. Thus a strong retaining means to receive one of the binder ilnpaling posts 20,- inserted in the aperture. therein, is provided, with the metallic wings on each side -of said block extending for a relatively great distance into and between'the lavers of material of the built-up cover mem ers to aiord a very substantial construction.

The leaves or pages usedv in the 'binder o r ledgerare denoted bythe reference numeral 21, and for the' urpose of retaining the same Within the le ger when the covers thereof are locked together by the respective levers 9,-the pages are-apertured to receive 85 the binding posts 20, which engage at their ends in suitable recesses provided therefor through the angled portions of the respective back plates 5 and 6.

The operation is as, follows: The binder when closed l'and locked is substantially similar in all respects to the usual type of loose leafv ledger, that is', the pages by binding posts 20. When Iit isdeSirBd, however, to shift or change the pagesnor leaves Within 'the binder such as "when -postin0' the books the binder' may be conveniently laid upon' the stand provided affording a .convenient means for supporting' each of the covers ofthe binder individually and yet conveniently adjacent 'one another' in an open book position suchas shown in Fi 2 and 3.- The covers of the binder. when unlatched and placed 'in such position each .form substantially a tray Within which the leaves of the binder are laid. Inasmuch as the removal of the impaling' or binding posts v2() of th'e. binder 110 generally necessitates loss of time and i12- i .convenience iny replacing the same, du e to vthe fact that it is diflicult to properly registe'r lthe pages of' the vbinder for insertion of the binding posts through the apertures therein, the binding posts 20. are utilized to effect an exact registration andv alinelnent ofthe leaves while they are laid 1005813 POI the vtray members.' The two binding posts, which are necessarily re-'120 moved from engagement with both ofthe cover' membersvof the binder when the. same is opened up so as to permit aneasy interchange and shifting of .the leaves, are utilized. as mentioned, as registering means, 125

. by inserting them inte apcrtnred platos 19.

concealed within thematerial o.f }vhicli the covers are made' near the upper edges-thereof. Thus pagesorileavesxplaced upon the ment at tWo edges and therefore registration of the respective pages is assured, so that when the binder is again locked up the apertures in the leaves will ybe in register with one another and with the apertures provided for the ends of the binder posts in the binder plates, so that the bindin posts may be easily inserted intol place anc the covers of the binder locked together. The locking means'by which the covers of the binder are locked together is simple, and as clearly shown in Fig. 7, merely consist *of pivot levers 9, and a stationary locking pin 14. at each end of the device.

The construction of the binder according to the principles of my invention permits the use of leaves having round apertures punched in one of the side margins thereof,

` l and this feature provides a more convenient sheet for handling, particularly in inserting and removing the same in or from a typewriter, than the usual type of sheet which has `V-notches in its Ylower margin, and consequently oftentimes becomes dainagied whenfso handled.' Further, a binder "which permits use ofl sheets. having side `margin apertures for engagement, is fan 'more easy to handle, inasmuch as 'the typeusing the bottom engaging sheet must be turned completely around for reference to the back surface of the sheet.

I am aware that variousdetails of con.` struction may be varied through a `wide range and I purpose claiming broadly the idea of utilizing the'detached impaling orl binding posts of a binder or ledger man other position or relation with respect thereto for the purpose of effecting'proper registration of the leaves of the binder when members aordinga tray, binding pests toi'etain pages engaged between the covers ofsaid binder, and vauxiliary means on said covers adapted to receive said binding posts engaged therewith when detached from normal position of engagement therewith'and with said pages to insure proper registration of the leaves 'with one another when laid in the trays formed by the cover members when in open separated relation.

2. In a construction of the class described,

separable cover tray members, binding posts -adapted to retain leaves engaged therebe Itweenl when said cover 'tray lmembers are locked to 011e another, and means on said cover members to receive said binding posts engaged therewith to insure proper regisi tration of the leaves when aiddoos'ely uponl the cover tray members.v

3. In a device of the class describedgcmferu tray members, means adapted to interlock the same with one another, 'means' detachably engaged 'with said` cover members adapted to retainfileaves therebetween, and means adapted to `receive said second-"men ltioned means en aged therewith 'vvhensaid 'cover tray mein ers `are laid in separated leaves laid upon the cover tray members.

relation to insure proper registration of the l 4Q In a constructiony of theiclass described, i

said leaves to insure proper` registration of separated cover niembers.

5. In a traybinderlfor use with a stand,

the leaves when tliesame are laidupoii the separable `cover tra y` members, binding posts 'detachablyengaged therewith adapted to retain leaves engaged therebetween, and means associated with each; of `said 'cover members adapted to receive said `posts `engaged there With to insure rproper registration.of` the leaves of the binder when laid loosely upon the separated coveitriiy members. i

6. In a construction of the class described for machine booklreeping, 4afbinder comprising separable 'cover members releasably connected to one another, back plates'hingedl7 connectedthereto, a stand upon which saidcover members are adapted to be disposed when released from one another whereby the hinged back plates are supported in certain relation with the cover members to afford trays, binding posts for retaining leaves between the cover members when the same are in locked relation with one another, and means disposed in the cover members to receive said binding posts to insure proper registration of said leaves upon thetrays 'when the cover members are separated one from another. l

7. In a device of the class described, a binder, means retaining leaves therein, and means adapted to receive said first mentioned means enga ved therewith when detached from retaining position in said binder'to'insure proper registration of the leaves upon the separated members of the' binder.

8. A binder of the cla-ss described comprising covers. ay separable back plate associated with each thereof, bindin postsr en "gaged in said back plates to hol leavesbe` tweenthe covers, and meansassociate with said covers adaptedto receive said bimmg 'tions areassembled.

tions'adapted when separated to form leaf trays, and meansrfor aliningA thef leaves on 'the trays.

` 11. A loose leaf binder comprising sec- 0- tions adapted When opened up to form trays 2 fory'loosely supporting -leaves and means alining the leaves on the trays to permit qui'ck'assembling and closing of the binder.

'12. A loose leaf binder comprising tray sections adapted to be separated to provide trays :for holding loose leaves and to be put together to for-mja loose leaf binder, and means adapted to aline the leaves when the sections are separated and adapted to have the lea'ves impaled thereon When .the sec- ],3. A loose leafvbinder comprising two sections detachably connected together, each adapted to act as a, tray for loose leaves 'when detached from -the other.

14. A loose leaf binder comprising two Sections detachably connected together, each adapted to act as a tray forloose leaves for alining the leaves on either the sections are detached.

when. detached-.from the other, and means vtray when l5. In a device of the class described, loose leaf binder sections adapted to be detached one from the other, and posts for receiving the loose leaves thereon and removable from the sections to ypermit free shifting of `the leaves from one tray'to the other.

16.' In a tray binder, cover sections separable one from the other and adapted when the binding posts separated to form'tray sections, and binding posts adapted to retain the leaves in the binder when closed and. said covers being adapted 4to hold the binding posts in position to aline the-leaves when adjusted frein- -one tray `to the other when the hinder is 17. In ay binder ot the class described binder sections, -impalingv and alining posts detachably securedto the sections, and independent means secured to said sections for detachably securing the posts. to the binder 'sections in diferent positions.

18` In a binder a; plurality of cover'sections, each having apertures therein in dif-- In testimony Whereo scribed my name in the scribing witnesses.

` rCHARLES e.` FARGO.

I have hereunto subpresence of two suo- Vitnesses: CHARLES W. HILLS, Jr., EARL M. HARD'INE. l

-ferent places and binding posts adapted to beA detached from one set of apertures and inserted in the other apertures. 

